Daniel Cardinali, National President of Communities In Schools, was recently interviewed for WNYC's Radio Rookies program, and here's some of what he had to say:
"When you think about kids who are living in extremely difficult situations that poverty imposes on young people, one of the most important things is that there's an adult who is able to kind of manage not just their academic needs but their whole story. What's going on in their family? What's going on in their neighborhood? Does this kid have an adult who thinks only about them and not managing the other effects of poverty that many of these kids' parents are trying to deal with? And so once that adult is in their lives, and they can build a trusting relationship, kids open up. They begin to believe that there are possibilities. And when you provide sets of resources that enable them to really focus in on learning, their horizons open up. And they begin to really see a possibility of going on to post-secondary attainment and really being able to get a job that will break the cycle of poverty and enable them to be self-sufficient as well as support their family and their kids."
If you'd like to hear the interview yourself, just click on the audio link below.
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